OFFICE OF CONSUMERS' COUNSEL, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Great Plains Gasification Associates, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, Madison Gas and Electric Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co., U.S. Department of Energy, Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co., General Motors Corp., Public Service Commission of New York, Intervenors.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp., Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, Madison Gas and Electric Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co., U. S. Department of Energy, Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co., Public Service Commission of New York, Office of Consumers' Counsel of Ohio, Gas Research Institute, Great Plains Gasification Associates, Intervenors.
The PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF the STATE OF NEW YORK, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, Madison Gas and Electric Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co., U. S. Department of Energy, General Motors Corp., Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co., Office of Consumers' Counsel of Ohio, Gas Research Institute, Great Plains Gasification Associates, Intervenors.
The STATE OF MICHIGAN, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, Madison Gas and Electric Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co., U. S. Department of Energy, Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co., General Motors Corp., Public Service Commission of New York, Office of Consumers' of Ohio, Gas Research Institute, Great Plains Gasification Associates, Intervenors.
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Argued September 16, 1980.
Decided December 8, 1980.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard P. Noland, Washington, D. C., with whom Edward J. Grenier, Jr., Richard A. Oliver, Robert W. Clark, III, Washington, D. C., and Julius Jay Hollis, Detroit, Mich., were on the brief, for petitioner General Motors Corp., in No. 80-1316 and intervenor in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
Margaret Ann Samuels, Columbus, Ohio, for petitioner Office of Consumers' Counsel in No. 80-1303 and intervenor in Nos. 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
R. Philip Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Mich., Lansing, Mich., with whom Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen. State of Mich., Lansing, Mich., was on the brief, for petitioner State of Michigan in No. 80-1326.
Richard A. Solomon, New York City, with whom Peter H. Schiff, Gen. Counsel, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Albany, N. Y., was on the brief, for petitioner Public Service Commission of the State of New York in No. 80-1321 and intervenor in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1316 and 80-1326.
Dennis Lane, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for petitioner in No. 80-1321.
Jerome Nelson, Sol., Federal Energy Regulatory Com'n, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert R. Nordhaus, Gen. Counsel and A. Karen Hill, Atty., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.
Frederic G. Berner, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Richard J. Flynn, Washington, D. C., for Great Plains Gasification Association, John M. Hill, Giles D. H. Snyder, Charleston, W. Va., Stephen J. Small, Leonard Sargeant, III for Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Harold L. Talisman, Terence J. Collins for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Thomas F. Ryan, Jr. and Robert G. Hardy, Washington, D. C., for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. were on the joint brief, for intervenor Great Plains Gasification Association, et al., in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
Bruce G. Forrest, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert S. Greenspan, Atty., Dept. of Justice, James K. White and Arthur S. Weissbrodt, Attys. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for intervenor, U. S. Department of Energy in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
Christopher T. Boland and James M. Broadstone, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for intervenor, Gas Research Institute in Nos. 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
Edward J. Grenier, Jr., Richard P. Noland and Richard A. Oliver, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for Amicus Curiae, Process Gas Consumers' Group, et al. in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326 urging reversal.
Arthur S. Kallow, Chicago, Ill., also entered an appearance for intervenor, Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
Bruce F. Kiely and Catherine C. Wakelyn, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for intervenor, Madison Gas and Electric Co., et al. in Nos. 80-1303, 80-1316, 80-1321 and 80-1326.
Before ROBB, WALD and MIKVA, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
Circuit Judge ROBB concurs in the result.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners seek review of a decision1 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to grant a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Great Plains Gasification Associates ("Great Plains") pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717 et seq. The certificate was...
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